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Enceladus Creates Saturn’s E Ring
Credit: CICLOPS, JPL, ESA, NASA
Explanation: The active moon Enceladus appears to be making Saturn’s E ring. An amazing picture showing the moon at work was taken late last year by the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft and is shown above. Enceladus is the dark spot inside the bright flare, right near the center of Saturn’s E ring. Streams of ice and water vapor can be seen pouring off Enceladus into the E ring.
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